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Chris Bowen announces government backing for batteries in Victoria and South Australia. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTehan responds to Asio boss’s accusation his comments on Palestinians have been ‘distorted’Dan Tehan was also asked about comments from Asio boss Mike Burgess, who used an interview with the ABC’s 7.30 program on Tuesday to hit back at people who had “distorted” what he had previously said about the security vetting process for Palestinians seeking to come to Australia.I won’t talk about what Mike Burgess may or may not be talking about when he says that. As you know, we had the prime minister also leave an important sentence out of what Mike Burgess said in the parliament, which basically distorted what Mike Burgess was saying. But I’ll leave that up to Mike Burgess, because our issue has never been with [him]. Our issue is with the prime minister … Continue reading…



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